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Boogie · March 25th, 2008, 01:52 PM

My silverface Deluxe Reverb sounds great, but after it's been on for 25-45 minutes, it opens up and really sounds glorious, even at lower volumes. I notice it quite a bit more at band rehearsals and gigs. Power tubes are good, so I don't think that has anything to do with it.

A friend told me that SRV used to turn on his amp and crank it up to 10 before he played for this reason: to get it nice and warmed up. Anyone else have anecdotes or technical explanation of why this is so?

March 25th, 2008, 01:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Boogie Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Late Great Golden State Posts: 170 14 Photos	Amp sounds better after it's been on a while. My silverface Deluxe Reverb sounds great, but after it's been on for 25-45 minutes, it opens up and really sounds glorious, even at lower volumes. I notice it quite a bit more at band rehearsals and gigs. Power tubes are good, so I don't think that has anything to do with it. A friend told me that SRV used to turn on his amp and crank it up to 10 before he played for this reason: to get it nice and warmed up. Anyone else have anecdotes or technical explanation of why this is so?